The Sun. — London, England, 1818-02-02 00:00:00

_~~ THE COLONIES. TIMBER DUTIES. Some time since we directed the attention of our Readers to the Memorial from Nova Scnti<.► on the apprehended alteration in the Duties on the' importation of Timber. We now submit to them the Memorial from Saint John'3, ,in New tirunswick. We, however, trust that the Duties withaetnain as they are without alteration, and that every encouragement tvill be given to a Trade so importatalo the Shipping and Manufacturing In- tertsts of Great Britain. the Ri4lA Honourable Earl BATHURST, one of, his • liliejesty's Principal Secretaries of State, &c. &c. The MEMORIAL of the MERCHANTS and SHIP OWNERS of the CITY . of, SAINT JOHN, in the Province of NEW BRUNSWICK, HUATBLY SHEWETEL-That the Notification :from the Lords of the Committee of Privy Coun cil for Trade, of its being the intention of his 11.1“je.stys,s Ministers to submit to Parliament the -rtoosidevation of an extension of a duty to the, iinported into the United Kingdom from Briasitl North American Colonies, equal in to - t!le additional duty imposed on foreign 'Timber in 1513, has tined your Memurialistswith - • .‘"rhat from the encouragement hCld out to the Briasb North Arneileao - %s heiithe Com:- perm of the Nation was excluded Irvin . the Baltic,' the Merchants of this Province devoted their pro 7 perty, time, and attention, to the Trade in Timber with the mother country. - That ships have been built to, a great extent fir the purpose of transporting it, which are in a ttLeastire unsuitable for any other business—costly establishments have been formed, and dearly the whole industry of the Countty diverted into iii;,incltes connected with this Trade, which was expected-not only to be lucrative but permanent; and had in its favour ) , as .they conceived, the pledge of tarliarnent and his ilidiesty's Govern piety-, that it should always be upheld by mea- cures of protection. " That the smallest duty on Timber imported from these Colonies, while the duty on foreign Wood is now barely sufficient to place their Trade on a level with that from the Baltic, must put cm, cwire :clop to its export from this Country. That the loss of the Timber . Trade would not be the only evil effect of such a duty, it woirld very materially injure the Fisheries of the Colonies, and cause an almost total Suspension. of its iipportatioa of British 111anufactnres. " The Trade in Wood front this Province has at no time been pursued en►irely fiir the imme diate profit resulting from one principal object connected ,‘Vith it, having always been the impor trttin 6f Stilt at an easy freight ; and another, that of making payment for the goods required for: its consumption. If„ therefore, this only fneans of poying for the Provincial Imports be taken away, the most ruinous consequences must en'tte,. " That not only are the whole proceeds of the Timber Cargoes (including their freights when in the ships of this Country) laid out in British goods; but the length - of . these voyages creates a nurse►y for Seame❑ vastly stipetior to any derived frog► 'the Baltic Trade, thrice as many vessels; all British, being required to supply the United King dom with Timber Trout North America, as from the Blaltic Sea. Your Memorialists, therefore, think it will be seen that no other Trade of equal extent •can he so essentially and entirely advanta, geous to Great Britain. " From what has been stated, it must he evi dent to your Lordship that the Timber Trade is at all thaw of vital importance to this Country, and. particularly so in the present extremely de pressed state Of its Commerce. e‘ Your Memorialists, therefore, most humbly Appeal to the Justice and parental Care of his Majesty's Government to avert from them a measure so destructive to any farther 'Trade Timber from the British North Amelican Colonies. - " And - yiibr Memorialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray." THE HAMILTON FAMILY.—The late Marquis of ABfAICORN eras head of the House of Hamilton, being descended from Lord Claud Hamilton, third son of the first Duke of Chattelherault ; the pre sent Duke of Hamilton being descended front the House of Douglas and became Duke in . right of Anne, Duchess - of Hamilton, in her own right, daughter of James, first Duke of Hamilton, and Earl of Cantbridge,, K. G. The first title was granted to his' issue male and female, and on their failure to heirs general, by reason of their near aihnity to the Throne, which, on the death of the Joe Doke of - Hamilton, caused an inquiry to be insiitnted as 'tit heirs general, and it was discover ed that an Act of Patliament had passed to uniie the Dukedoms of Hamilton and Brandon, in the male line, as long as it continued, otherwise the Hamilton litle• would have been vested in the i.e rode, and the' Brandon- in the male. The French Dukedom of Cbattellierault decidedly descends to the trmale, th'e patent being granted to heirs ge neral. TO THE MANUFACTURERS OF GREAT BRITAIN Whilst I sincerely rejoice in the returning prosperity and increased. demand for your Ma - - nutactures, which the transition from .war. to peace so materially affected, I .seej k with concern, that several of our- ancient channels for their disposal are nearly dried up ; and an inqui7y as to the causes which produce this change, appears to be highly expedient and necessary. I wish to confine myself to one, apparently the most material, viz. the continuance of the . War llut►es on Goods imported and exported, but chie . fly the first. At the time these Ditties were - imposed, it was fully understood that they were to cease in a few months after the signing of the Definitive Treaty of Peace ; but this understanding has not been acted npou, and-many have been made perl►etual, .pattly . to suit peculiar interests, and partly from financial neces ,, ities of Government, the Minister finding it eligible and convenient to have them retained. It is to -be observed, that these duties were mostly imposed during the existence of the_ Con tinental System, when British ships and goods were proscribed in nearly every State of.Burope, and part of America. They. were intended to re. taliate on our then enemies, and improve our re sources at the same time. It waslikewise meant thereby, ,to make those mongrel traders; . Who car ried on business under an assumed mask of..neu trality, -pay for the. beneficial permission which they enjoyed. Hence most of these Duties were exhorbitant, Which, • and the attendant risque, neatly stifled Commerce ulth.the Countries at war with us. When Peace was restored, and along with it the ancient line of Monarchs in France' regained the . Thrtme, the most friendly political under standing, cemented by the personal intercourse among the chief Monarchs of Europe, became established ; jealousies which had existed for ages became' extinct ; and a rivalry for the good of .the civilized world in general succeeded, ; whilst the desire of conquest seemed to be narrowed. Unfortunately the commercial relations of the different 'States were put . off for future Treaties to be formed, and bave'been, with a few ex6eptions; ever since continued, as the war originated and left'theth ; many of them with the plainest marks of that hostility in which they originated on our part, and the retort on the part of 'the Govern mews who felt the smart. Those Countries which, antecedent to :the last war, had rested contented with our receiving their raw products; took our manufactures. in 'return, and then no complaint, as to the duties imposed, existed ; but during the war some became Our i ivals in the manufacturing line, and gave the Home Establishments great encouragement. Finding, on. the Peace taking place, the British Government immovable in the restrictions anti high duties imposed, though the intercourse of navigation was renewed, they still pursued the line of conduct they themselves hail resorted to ; hence that commercial enmity and bickering, and the refused admission of British Manufactures, even in countries saved by British blood, valour, and money irons perdition and lowest tyranny. It is even deemed patriotic to combine not ,to use or wear any thing of British Manufacture, though the Government does not prohibit the importation. The marked distinction between the private and public conduct is this by. the former the use by individuals is hindered; by the latter, if joined with the former, the import and transit through the Countries inland would be put a stop to ; a most ma erial object in regard to the Netherlands and Germany, and which ought to be attended to. :•;onie StateS which have appeared peculiarly hostile, have, with great show of reason, de clared, that, the refusal of receiving the produce of their country an terms the consumers can afford to pay, or give special indulgence,s to opponents, who are enabled to supply those consumers at a cheaper rat e,acts upon them thus excluded,-so hurt fully, that they cannot find means to.payfor the soperfluities„ - It.xtrries, and tuanufacturosof other countries, in short, without producing a balance of trade actually ruinous to themselves ; a 'decla ration founded on good reasons, .and on the duty of self-preservation. . . • The Countries which have chiefly felt the,„ in fluence of the British System; and Wilk!) without complaining have rather let us quietly feet the re taliation, are, the Northern rowers of Europe,. say Russia, Prussia - , Sweden, nod the eastern ports of the United States. Their Governments are wise enough to distinguish, that ()rifles on articles which Great Britain can only procure .from them, they being of the first necessity, it makes no matter how high the duties are, for they must tall on the British consumer. This applies to the naval articles in general, with the excep tion of timber, and there not altogether, but more specially to hemp, flax, pitch, tar, turpentine, ,and some articles of less note, •FIR iron, &c. The exception of timber,, being under a prohibitory duty, is an object of the greatest interest to ,the Stales above named; for"Gi - eAt Britain has been the ancient mart they have at tended to for this product, and there are hardly any markets in . Europe to which they can resort instead : timber is a burden, instead of a useful article of commerce;and they try as far .as in them lies to bring our manufactories under the same predicament, for which they cannot pay for want of the usual assets, they drew from this their staple article rif trade, being not convertible. 'Timber, as an article of the utmost necessity for a variety of uses, is not produced in Great Britain or Ireland either, in the quantities want ed. It is•therefore imported into all British ports, and sent inland by various ways, as svatited. The port of Liverpool mostly supplies Mooches ter, and its sorrounding country, and though aware bow the interrupted trade in this commo dity does affect the temper and conduct 'Of those governments from whence the prohibitory duties are payable, and' is retorted by them on 'our ma nufactures by similar prohibitions in those Sl a t es . Yet, as timber is not a branch I deal in, I have preferred to request the sentiments of an intelli gent ftietul in'Livetpool, who has dealt butt" in Enropean and AmeriCan' l'imbe'r'; -fur nished me with his sentiments, of which I here add a literal copy, to prove how much the Pplitish manufactures suffer in consequence of the present system of Duties on foreign Timber, and how greatly it behoves all those who are interest ed in restoring the export of manufactures of all kinds to its old Channels, to.bestir themselves to procuredsuch alterations as will renew those com mercial relations by which we formerly prospered. I am; Sir, yours, L. L. Manchester, January 29, 1815. " Liverpool, Jan. 24, 18,18 " DEAR SIR,-1n compliance with your request,. I •ill try to render you the best account concerning the trade in tim ber imported here, and how far its present situation seems to promote the general commerical interest of Great Britain. Previous to the late French Revolutionary war, all timber imported from the British American Colonies was duty free, and is so to this day. " From the eastern provinces of the United States, from Russia, l'russia, and Sweden, the timber (confining myself to the article and term, Balk,) paid 20s. Gd. per load of .50 feet cubic. The American Balk is pine, the European fir timber. " Dieing the war which ended in the peace of Paris 1815, various additional duties were laid on timber (not British Colonial) so that it amounted to 655. per load, 50 feet cubic in English bottoms, and Cas. Gd. per like load in foreign ships, and these duties are those payable at present. It is an immense duty on an article selling from 2s. to 3s 3d. per foot, and acts as a prohibition, whilst the American timber sells at 2s. did. to 2s. 6fd. per like foot, paying no duty whatever. The import Of foreign timber is nearly no minal, usually in a ship where the - owner Ininself ships with out calculating on a freight, as it and duty together cannot be saved. Several foreign cargoesbaye lost even part of the first cast, if kept any time on hand, for expellees of yarding, rent, &c. are heavy,- - • • " 1 do not notice Norway timber, from its. inferior.qua T My and size it Paystess duty than other European timber ; the impart is exceedingly trifling, and I cannot quote apriee. The advantages allowed to Britishl Colonial timber under the existing War Duties, allured several adventures to make establishments in several harbours of NOva Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, and 'Canada, for cutting and shipping pins timber; yet European fir is still in some instances, on account of its superior length, called for. And Government does at times, and very lately, advertize for contracts to deliver quan; tities of Riga, Dantzic, and Memel Balk, in moderate qintul tities ; these sorts generally exceed the American pine by 30 feet. The enormity of duty and freight during the war was such, that at times none but American timber was iu our markets. " The adventurers in cutting and shipping the British American timber, being aware the war duties on foreign timber, so favourable to them, would cease in a few months after the conclusion of the peace of Paris, and the Signing of the Definitive Treaty having been accomplished, came forward with urgent petitions and remonstrances to,Government, tliat they.ultimatelysecured p promise from the Ministeisithatum alteration in t amber ditties Should be made undeethree years. In conformity to this promise the Board of Trade did in. Fe. bruary 1817, give notice to the adventurers in British. Amer ican timber, that his Majesty's Minister would find it expedient to impose a duty, in the now present Session, on such Bri-, tish timber Government has thus honourably acquitted it.; self of its promise. It is insisted that the least duty laid on British American timber will ruin them, ruin Bri tish shipping, Ruh every poor man who has gone there as a labourer to cut wood for them. In proof of this be it, re-. membered, that - since it has been believed the Minister was really serious, and bent on laying a duty on British ,Ame rican timber, the price in this market, of pine balk from the British Colonies, has risen from nineteen-pence to thirty-, pence per cubic foot, and frieghts. now arriving, are at sixty three shillings per load, which used to - be forty-five !! the earlier part of the year. All this may stand in humble proof that American timber - cannot bear five-pence'per cubic foot whilst foreign pays 15id. to sixteen-pence halfpenny duty for the like foot! " I confess, that if 20s. 6d. per load be imposed on British American timber and no more, it will not be deemed•by,the ancient providers of European timber to our market, to be , sufficient to enable them to meet their competitors. " It strikes me that those at present struck out of the list of supplying this country with timber, will regret with. their now opponents, that American timber should be burthened with any ditty whatever, and only request that theiprotuise of the abolition-of .the war duties be fulfilled, and they be admitted to entry with their timber at stOs. 6d. per load as formerly. " As to the value of the advantages this country may effectually reap from the disforesting the barren fo rests, and fields of Nova Scotia; you, my dear .Sir, as a Manufacturer, and inhabitant of the first town in that line, in Lancashire. at least, must lodge better of this subject than myself, and I commit it to your consideration. " Respecting the delicate fears for the interest of the com ,mercial shipping, I am rather better able to speak. to - , than on the last subject. •" The carrying trade of Timb2r.from the north of Europ• to Britain has ever been, with a trifling exception, effected by British vessels. Russia has hardly any trading ship, its long. Winters renders then► unprofitable concerns, and as most of the• shipments are made for British Accounts, the Charters are mostly made at home, by the receiver and owners of the goods.' • , Out of , 200,000 tons of Salt, which have been shipped per annum from-this port, the far greater part has gone to the Baltic, and no vessel hound thither goes in ballast, whilst if every vessel going to the British American Colonies took Salt, when no other goods offer, the Salt would not be worth more tiro► first cost at the farthest. " If these ideaSnud intelligence of mine can . tend. to re move the hardship under which -.the manufacturing interest labours, it Will give great satisfaction to, '."4:tear Sir, yotirs: FRENCH PAPERS. CHAMBER OF PEERS, JAN 27, The discussion was 'Opened on t * he Resolution adopted by the Chamber of Deputies respecting the age requisite in persons elected Deputies. After hearing some speakers, the Resolution was referred to a Committee of Three. Adjourned—No day fixed for the next sitting. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, JAN. 27. On reading the Proces Verbarof the Sitting of yesterday, the Baron Foyferre de Cere objected to the applanse manifested during the speech of the Minister at War, as being contrary to the rules of the Chamber.. The President said, the applause began amongst the De puties, and he recommended them to recollect that, by the Orders of the Chamber, every sign of approbation was pro hibited. The discussion was opened on the Articles of the Recruit- ment Projet. • The President summed up the discussion on the Projct, and referred to the several amendments. The first amendment considered was that proposed by the Count d'Ambrugeac, Reporter of the Committee for new modelling the Ist Article, to the effect that the Vrencli army shall be recruited by voluntary enlistment, and in case of that failing, by ballot. This was supported by M. de Bondi and the Count DuPont. After a conversation about some points of form, the Arniy was, on the suggestion of the Count d'Ambrngeac, substi tuted for the French Army. The article, as proposed by him, was then adopted by an immense majority, only from 15 to 20 Members, on the right, voting against it. An amendment in the id Article, to exclude foreigners front enlisting, was got rid of by the previous question. M. Beugnot moved an amendment, that no individual should be allowed to enlist before the age of twenty, without the written ctaiscnt of hia 'father or guardian, After come.itiseussion, ga.4.4lnendment wa.s rejectettagO" appel nominal, 130 to 92. Au amendment, proposing a term of service 'cif eight dad in all the corps ; was got rid of by the p reliant question. M. de . Vogue stored to strike out that ,part of Articl e which prohibited the giving bounties on enlistment. After some discussion, this motion was got rid of by !h i previous question. The Articles of Title 1,. having been adoptad, -, ihil Ow " " sion of Title 2, respecting the Ballot; was postpetted ti/t". morrow. JAN. el • . ;et Wag resumed. iseussion on the Recruitment Pro4p;;44. The amendment prOpoSed by'llie Committee. in ;t rticle 5 i (first of this Title), was first taken,, fixing the peace ; e44 lishtuent of the army at 240,000 men. • • • M. de Villele demanded apriority for the diScussion onr je question of an annual vote of the amount of military force.; This was negatived, and the priority given to the athendei; .Article proposed by the Committee, whi c h was unanitnono agreed to. The second part of the Article was then t a ke n into CO deration, fixing the amount of t beattiotal levy at 40,000 Wen' and also the amendments proposed by M. M. de Bondi and 0. 6 Chativelin, to the elfeLt that there should be an annual v° t° as to the number to lie recruited. After some discussion, the previous que s ti o n, ge tting rill ° I the proposition for an A nual Vote, was carried almost "'WI' mously, only 12 or 15 Member 4 on the left oppoging it. • In Article u, ;enerat populatiou *as substituted for W l ' tary population. • On an Atneutiment proposed b y M. de Courvoisier, tp effect that the proportional Contingents of the respect ; ' ] : Departments should be fixed by a law, -the previous q uestiv" was moved and carried. • An ametithnent of M. Dultamel, that the - -fikation of t ! i l contingents for the. departments, together witb the anritw state of the voluntary enlistment, should be communicated t° • the Chamber, was unanimously agreed to. sto Oti Article 7, regarding the ballot, M'. Dunteilet-mored, amendment, to the effect that the ballot ghould'uot take I'M in any canton, the young men of whicbitoluaarilf furul s 7 - their contingent. , . • The consideration of this Amendment was r postttoo- till the discussion of Art. 14. . •' _ • • An amendment, moved by SI., Flair . ac, that,:young• rbir Married previous to the prunnitkationni the faiv - , - $1114 1•0- i„, exempted, instead of previous to:its presentation, was WO! mously agreed to. - • Articles 7,8, 9, 10, and 11, were - agreed to: On Article 12, respeiting the details of 4.11 e ballot, "fie trii• cussion was adjourned till to-morrow. •-• PARIS, J. 29 -Tire puke of. Orleans cr is - with the King yesterday morning. . ' The Spanish Ambassador,.the Duke - cle fern at ", Nunez, presented on Ttiestleay letter Iran; vereign to the King, communicating the the Infanta . of - Spain, Maria Lbuisa daughter of the Kin; and Queen. Mustapha Effendi, an agent 'of the Paclia ' t ) ri f Egypt, who has been travelling injtilr Switzerland, and was'latelif-at Geneva,-has, a tt ar making a short stay at Marseilles, travailed Alexandria. The new. Dey of Algiersitasiit teemi, ed the Turks who formed his guard,,aad. , ..•retsi alfr only blacks near him. • -• Some adventurers-in an Engli,sh vessel wereAell i the 3d of November last, in' the : passage Lisbon, going, they said, to. the Azores, andirl" * ': thence to the South S ea , to se e k t h e i r fortateo - - in consequence of the war haying ceased in bit' rope. Their mysterious answers, however, till - 4* • no great light (pot] the object of theii voyage..Lc" Sir George Murray has arrived bere,and Adjutant-General of the British Ariny'in The Sieur tiadois, author of the Cliambres, and the' Sieur EsneauX, author work . entitled Reflections on the Tria4.ol:l4,,..c.ttir''''. fer, are, togeth e r w ith the p r in t e rs of tiinstfp.4‘it i e , '. 4 cited to appear beforethe Ttibuttal'Oftl+ed! rr 4. " . • tional Police on Satniday'next.' -• ' VIENNA, JAN. 17. -- Til4 - Instintelliginte 6' 0111 ,, .1 Constantinople of the 10th ult. states; tbar-V: a° Jabot, the Spanish Aiititster there, having -made* 4 formal complaint, that,the Captain Paella , hatl-1 4 ; ~- ceeded his a uth or ity, in ill trea ti ng thaseamen- w `' the Spanish frigate Gnadalintpe, and nut 410 1 0 q obtained any satisfaction, be had addressed • 0 .6 ',„:4 Ministers of Foreign Powers, wlio bad .taken up the-affair,- and had . presertiedtet Effendi a detailed ,memorial upon the subject, • MANHEINI, JAN. 21.—1 t is underst4d - that 41:F: • preparatory arrangement of the general late'? s specting the liberty of the press` in -GerinanY, ss ready to be sulomitted shortly_ to the Diet. FRANKFORT, JAN. ,is that , t i l ettir.or' pions of the Mehthers of the. Ger.matVWDlet still very tlinch divided respecting the litotleol-_,„:tly carrying into effect the 1801,,ArOcle rut Act, preienting the establisbinerst : of -Reps' at , tentative Constittitibns in alf the .St4teS at `th ,• • -Federation... To CORRESPONDENTS. f ~i For Literary Review, see Last Page, We are again Under the necessity of postponing many Favour"- THEATRICAL REGlsTtrt. Po:formed en Saturday Ni," THEATRE rtoYAL, Dituity-LANE.---Itiehurc, Duke .of York' the Principal Characters by. Mr. Kean and Mrs. Glove!. After which, The Turret Clock. „ THEAT,RvitoYAL; COVENT-GA RDEN.—fjuynannering: Henri Bertram, Mr. Ilrahanr; Lucy Bertraitn, Miss Stcphett• A ter which, Harlequin Gulliver. . • • MAILS. . ARRIVen-2 Dublin, 3 Holland, 1 Li'sbon, 1 Malta,,,Fmnrge ; New York. Do E-2 Waterford, 4,Hollaukl, tit (At ebb u r t ; b, Flarnburgh, 1 Flanders. PURIFICAtION VIRGIN MAUY.—Holiday at the karpc, EX• cilicquer,East India and South Sear-rutist-4. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO -MC*ll.Ol l 7. Morning, zio nanut,s ittler 12. I Everking,.ss,Miuutes aftei it E s' 1 1)" r r; , SOLENI QUIS DICERE FAL,SUAI 4.IJIYENT ? LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1818. We received yesterday the Par is Papers of Wed ne!day and Thursday last Those of Friday, which, were due this morning, have not come to . hand. We give in another column an abstract of "heir contents. The recruitment Projer was stilt un- ; der consideration in the Chamber of Depotties,o); general discussion having closed, the deliberation. upon the different Articles and Amendments, w a. proceeding with a similar -tediousness.. The' prr .;~ .i